Profile
Dr Joshua Li is an Associate Consultant with the Department of Sport & Exercise Medicine at Changi General Hospital. He graduated from National University of Singapore (NUS) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in 2011, obtained his Master of Medicine in Family Medicine in 2018, and completed Advanced Specialist Training in Sports Medicine in 2022.
Dr. Joshua is a keen medical educator and teaches both undergraduate and post-graduate students from the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine), Duke-NUS Medical School, Graduate Diploma in Sports Medicine, Exercise is Medicine Singapore and Family Medicine residency programmes.
Apart from his clinical interests in sports injuries, endurance sport and ultrasound-guided procedures, Dr. Joshua has special research interests in esports medicine and elite athlete mental health.
As an athlete, Dr. Joshua was a member of the Singapore national triathlon training squad. He is a competitive triathlete and marathoner, participating in local and overseas multisport races, from sprint to Ironman distances.
Education
- Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (Sports Medicine), 2022
- Master of Medicine in Family Medicine (National University of Singapore), 2018
- Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 2013
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (National University of Singapore), 2011
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Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships
- Associate Consultant, Department of Sport & Exercise Medicine, Changi General Hospital (2022 – Present)
- Honorary Editor, Sports Medicine Association Singapore (2021 – Present)
- Advisory Board Member, Exercise is Medicine Singapore (2020 – Present)
- Ordinary Member, College of Family Physicians Singapore (2019 – Present)
- Ordinary Member, Singapore Medical Association (2014 – Present)
- Council Member, Sports Medicine Association Singapore (2018 – 2019, 2020 – 2021)
- Internal Auditor, Sports Medicine Association Singapore (2019 – 2020)
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Awards
- CGH Best Educator Award (Medical – Prodigy), 2021
- Singapore Health Quality Service Awards: COVID-19 Healthcare Hero Award, 2021
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Research Interests
- Elite athlete mental health
- Endurance sports
- Electronic sports (Esports)
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Publications
- Tuang BHH, Ng ZQ,
Li JZ, Sirisena D. Biomechanical effects of prophylactic knee bracing on anterior cruciate ligament injury risk: a systematic review.
Clin J Sport Med. Published online June 24, 2022. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000001052
- Sirisena D, Zhang M,
Li JZ, Chew K. Impact of COVID-19: Perspectives from Sport and Exercise Medicine. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2020;49(8):594-96.
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